Sacred Geography: Or, A Gazetteer of the Bible. Containing, in Alphabetical Order, a Geographical Description of All the Countries, Kingdoms, Nations and Tribes of Men, with All the Villages, Towns, Cities, Provinces, Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures, Or Apocrypha, Including an Account of the Religion, Government, Population, Fulfilment of Prophecies, and Present Condition of the Most Important PlacesSamuel T. Armstrong, 1813 - 522 pages |
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... Jordan . ( 1 Macc . v , 26. Lat . 32 , 7 . ALEXANDRIA , a cele- brated city in Egypt , ( Acts xviii , 24 and xxvii , 6. ) built by Alexander the great , situated between the Mediterranean and the lake Moris . Alexan- dria is often to be ...
... Jordan . ( 1 Macc . v , 26. Lat . 32 , 7 . ALEXANDRIA , a cele- brated city in Egypt , ( Acts xviii , 24 and xxvii , 6. ) built by Alexander the great , situated between the Mediterranean and the lake Moris . Alexan- dria is often to be ...
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... Jordan in the half tribe of Manasseh , nine miles from lake Meron . The mountain was three leagues in circuit , and at the base is a fine vineyard ; the top is always covered with snow , for which reason the A- rabs call it the old ...
... Jordan in the half tribe of Manasseh , nine miles from lake Meron . The mountain was three leagues in circuit , and at the base is a fine vineyard ; the top is always covered with snow , for which reason the A- rabs call it the old ...
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... Jordan . plains . Written mountain , or moun- tain of inscriptions , is a moun- tain or chain of mountains , in the wilderness of Sinai , on which for a great extent , the marble of which the mountain consists , is incribed with innu ...
... Jordan . plains . Written mountain , or moun- tain of inscriptions , is a moun- tain or chain of mountains , in the wilderness of Sinai , on which for a great extent , the marble of which the mountain consists , is incribed with innu ...
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... Jordan . In the region of Argob the other , and raises itself there were sixty cities called far above all the mountains of Bashan - havoth jair , which had the country , and is generally white with snow . Various ancient writers as ...
... Jordan . In the region of Argob the other , and raises itself there were sixty cities called far above all the mountains of Bashan - havoth jair , which had the country , and is generally white with snow . Various ancient writers as ...
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... Jordan . They possessed from Arnon to the mount of Hermon . Bonfrerius . AROER , a city of Judea , belonging to the tribe of Gad , Deut . ii , 36 , & c . situated on the northern banks of the brook Arnon , at the extremity of that ...
... Jordan . They possessed from Arnon to the mount of Hermon . Bonfrerius . AROER , a city of Judea , belonging to the tribe of Gad , Deut . ii , 36 , & c . situated on the northern banks of the brook Arnon , at the extremity of that ...
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ancient Arabia Arabs Asher Asia Assyria Babylon Benjamin built called Calmet Canaan capital celebrated Chaldea Christians Chron church coast coun Damascus David Dead Sea descended desert destroyed Deut east Egypt Ephraim Euphrates Eusebius feet fruitful Galilee Greeks Hebrew hill holy inhabitants island Israel Israelites Jerome Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jews Jordan Josephus Josh Joshua Judea Judges king lake land Maundrel Mediterranean mentioned miles Moab Moabites Moses mosque moun mount mountains Nile Ophir Palestine Paul Persian Philistines plain probably prophet province Red Sea reign river rock Romans ruins says scripture side signifies Sinai situated Solomon stone stood supposed Syria tain Tarshish temple Tigris tion town travellers trees tribe of Asher tribe of Dan tribe of Judah tribe of Manasseh tribe of Naphtali tribe of Reuben tribe of Simeon Turks Tyre valley village walls wilderness